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My husband and I were driving out to hike around 10:00am when these two pronghorn casually crossed the road in front of us moving towards Stampede
Reservoir.

I've never seen Pronghorn in this area before. There were only two that we saw and they weren't as skittish as others we've seen in other places.

I am wondering if they migrated up from Sierra Valley.

Another brightly colored male Desert Spiny Lizard running around the open outside viewing area at the Tucson Botanical Gardens. This male Desert Spiny Lizard was fully "decorated" in his breeding colors, and was doing his territorial display "push-ups" as he occasionally stopped while he ran across the brick walkway area. The Lizards have to be careful as there are some Thrashers, Crows, and other birds flying around the Botanical Gardens that may try to catch and eat the Lizards.

There was a heavy frost last night and by morning the poplar leaves were falling in a golden shower in a nearby city park. The resident Jackrabbits (also known more correctly as Prairie Hares) seem to think they are invisible if they lower their ears and hunker down amongst the leaves.

At first glance I thought it was an earth worm and was surprised it was not desiccated and thought it odd to be here. When I moved it out of the trail I realized it was a snake.
Location verified on satellite view.

The consensus among people I've talked to so far is that this is most likely a hybrid or the offspring of a hybrid between Masticophis flagellum ruddocki and Masticophis lateralis lateralis. That being said, I'm interested to see if anyone thinks otherwise. Anyone know of other Masticophis hybrid records besides taeniatus x lateralis?

@meandthealiens and I found this snake in treeless desert habitat (more suitable for M. f. ruddocki).

Found this little guy at the bottom of a cold creek with lose substrate. Temp of water probably low 70s at most since its near headwaters and a trout stream. Picture of the place it was found in the creek maybe 3’ depth near large rocks.

Dark coloration, probably about to shed its skin. It was resting on the middle of the path. I moved it with a stick to avoid it to be killed by someone.

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